ARM 26/2, 451 (P355008)

Letter tablet excavated in Mari (mod. Tell Hariri), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] be-li2-ia# qi2#-bi2#-[ma]
2. um-ma ia-an-s,i2#-ib-{d}iszkur _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma
3. {disz}ku-szi-ia _lu2_ kur-da-a#-iu#{ki}
4. i-na pa-ni-ni5 i-na si2#-ip#-pi2-ir#{ki} wa-szi-ib
5. i-nu-ma t,e4-em-szu id-di-nu _ARAD2#_-du#-_mesz_ be-li2-ia
6. sza# an-ni#-ki-a-am wa-asz-bu# it#-ti#-szu u2-ul i-ru-bu
7. [ki-ma] ni#-ik-szu-dam _lu2#_ nu-pa-al-li-isz-ma
8. [u3 _lu2_] szu-u2 ki-a-am sza-pi2-ir um-ma-a-mi
9. [1(disz) li-im u2]-lu-ma 2(disz) li-im s,a-ba-am t,u2-ur2-dam-ma
10. [kur-da]-a#{ki} li-ki-il
11. [u3? isz]-nu#-ku-um sza sza-ap-ru i-na-an-na wa-ar#-[ki-szu]
12. [ni-im]-ma#-ha-ar i-na wu-u2-ur-ti-szu u2-ul ni-iz-[zi-iz]
13. ki-a-am i-pu-lu-szu um-ma-a-mi a-al-ka-ma u2-s,u2-ur#-[ma]
14. a-di _sukkal_ e-la-am-tim s,i-bu-us-su2 i-ip-pi2-szu an-[ha-ra-ar-ku]
15. _iti_ u2-ra-hi-im _u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam ba-zal_-ma#
16. _lu2-mesz_ al-la-ha-da-iu{ki} a-na si2-ip-pi2-ir{ki#}
17. ik-szu-du-nim-ma a-na s,e-er ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#
18. u3 isz-me-{d}da-gan ki-a-am sza-ap-ru um-ma-[a-mi]
19. mi-im-ma _dumu_ a-tam-ri-im u3 _lu2_ esz3-nun#-[na{ki}]
20. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi s,a-ba-am sza t,a3-ra#-[di-im?]
21. [t,u2-ur]-da*-nim s,a#-[bu-um szu-u2]
22. [i-na] a-la-ha-da{ki} li-[szi-ib um-ma-a-mi]
23. [ki-ma] pa-na-nu-um i-nu-ma sa-am#-[si-{d}iszkur]
reverse
1. [an]-da#-ri-ig{ki} ka-[sza-du-um-ma ik-szu-du]
2. [s,a-bu-um] sza [li]-ib-bi [_e2-gal_-la-tim{ki}]
3. [a-na qa-t,a3-ra]-a u3 a-la-ha-[da{ki} u2-szi-ib]
4. [wa-ar-ka-num] i-na li-ib-[bi a-lim]
5. [an-da-ri-ig]{ki} szu-u2-ma ri-[it-tum-ma]
6. [an-ni-i]-isz# s,a-ba-am [i-t,a3-ra-du-nim]
7. [a-na a-la-ha-da]{ki} [s,a-bu-um la il-la-ak]
8. t,e4-[ma-am an-ni]-am i-na a-hi-[ti-ia esz-me]
9. sza-ni#-[tam n] li#-mi s,a-[bu-um a-na tu-tu-ub{ki}]
10. il-li-ku a-lum szu-u2 [is,-s,a-bi-it]
11. u3 a-di-ni t,e4-em-szu ga-am-[ra-am u2-ul u2-ki-in]
12. a-lum tu-tu-ub{ki} [pa-as-su2]
13. u3 ba-szi-is-su2 a-na isz-me-{d}[da-gan na-di-in]
14. _lu2-mesz_ eb-bu-u2 sza isz-me-{d}da#-[gan a-na a-lim]
15. ma-ha-ri-im [il-li-ku-nim]
16. an-ni-tam be-li2 lu-u2 i-[de]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ARM 26/2, 451

    [Charpin1988ARM26/2] Charpin, Dominique, Bertrand Lafont, Sylvie Lackenbacher, and Francis Joannès. 1988. Archives Épistolaires de Mari I/2. Archives Royales de Mari 26/2. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: FM 6, p.201-210, p. 201-203 no. 19

    [Marti2002ambassade] Marti, Lionel. 2002. “Une Ambassade Mariote à Sippar.” In Recueil d’études à La Mémoire d’André Parrot, edited by Dominique Charpin and Jean-Marie Durand, 201–10. Florilegium Marianum 6. Paris: Société pour l’Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien.

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  • Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
  • Accession No.: A 03580

  • Provenience: Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-13 at 15:43:49 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2006-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Chen, Michel; Guerra, Dylan; Washburn, Jody E. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/2, 451 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P355008.
ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (No. P355008). (2006, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355008
ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355008 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2006ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/21/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P355008
LB  - CDLI:P355008
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355008
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARM 26/2, 451 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P355008.
ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (No. P355008). (2006, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355008
ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355008 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
@misc{2006ARM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355008},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/11/21/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P355008
LB  - CDLI:P355008
M1  - 2025/11/22/
TI  - ARM 26/2, 451 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355008
ER  -
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